Canada Privacy Statement
At Coinsquare Capital Markets Ltd. (“Coinsquare,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), we take privacy seriously. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, store, transfer, and otherwise process your personal information when you access the Robinhood Canada trading platform, which may be accessed at https://coinsquare.com/ or any of our associated websites and mobile applications (collectively, the "Site"), and use the services we provide via the Site (the “Services”). This includes when you (“user,” “you,” or “your”) are a prospective, current, or former customer.
Our Privacy Statement is our commitment to handle your personal information with care and in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy legislation, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, for residents of Quebec, An Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Law 25). We will treat personal information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Statement and our privacy practices, unless we have your consent to treat it differently.
If you agree to the practices outlined in this Privacy Statement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to accept the terms of this Privacy Statement on behalf of such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Statement, you may not access or use the Site and Services. This Privacy Statement does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control or to individuals we do not employ or manage.
Coinsquare is responsible for the personal information under our control. We have designated a Chief Privacy Officer who is accountable for our compliance with this Privacy Statement and applicable Canadian privacy laws. All comments, questions, concerns, or complaints regarding your personal information or our privacy practices should be forwarded to our Chief Privacy Officer:
By mail: Coinsquare Capital Markets Ltd. Attn: Chief Privacy Officer 371 Front Street West, Suite 304 Toronto, ON M5V 3S8
By email: privacy@coinsquare.com
If your concern remains unresolved, you have the right to complain to the applicable supervisory authority:
30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1H3 Toll-free: 1-800-282-1376 | Website: www.priv.gc.ca
Website: www.cai.gouv.qc.ca
The term “personal information” means any information that is identifiable with you as an individual. We limit the collection of personal information to that which is necessary for the purposes identified in this Privacy Statement. We collect the following categories of personal information:
Note on Social Insurance Numbers: We collect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) only where required by law (e.g., tax reporting). Use of SINs for any other purpose is not permitted and we take additional steps to protect this information.
We collect personal information directly from you (for example, when you register, fill out forms, enter orders, or request transfers), and from third-party sources, including:
Except where otherwise permitted or required by law, we will obtain your informed consent prior to collecting, and in any case prior to using or disclosing, your personal information for any purpose.
The form of consent we seek—whether express or implied—depends on the sensitivity of the personal information, your reasonable expectations in the circumstances, and the purposes for which we are collecting it. Express consent may be obtained verbally, electronically, or in writing. Implied consent may arise through your use of the Services or when you approach us to obtain information, inquire about, or apply to use our Services.
Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a secure, efficient, and customized experience. We only collect and use the personal information necessary to achieve these purposes:
Automated Decision-Making: Where we use your personal information to make decisions based solely on automated processing (including profiling) that produce legal or similarly significant effects, we will inform you of this use and provide an opportunity to request human review, correct the information used, and submit observations, as required by applicable law. Quebec residents may have additional rights in this regard under Law 25.
Except as set forth in this Privacy Statement or as required or permitted by law, we do not sell your personal information to third parties. We share your personal information only in the circumstances described below:
| Recipient | Reason for Sharing |
| Affiliate entities in our corporate group, including Robinhood Markets, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates | To manage our business, streamline operations, and provide critical infrastructure, operational, and technical services. |
| Third-party service providers | To enable services necessary for our business, such as ID verification, fraud prevention, AML checks, data hosting, analytics, customer support, accounting, and debt collection. Service providers are only given information they need to perform their services and are not authorized to use it for their own marketing or other purposes. |
| Financial institutions | To facilitate account linking and payment services. |
| Advertisers and other third parties | We may, with your express consent, provide personal information to advertisers and other third parties for the purpose of serving relevant advertisements. |
| Parties involved in legal or corporate activity | In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale (including insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings), or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. |
| Regulatory and law enforcement bodies | To disclose information as required by law, including in response to lawful requests from courts, government authorities, FINTRAC, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies. |
Some of our service providers and affiliates are located outside of Canada, including in the United States. When your personal information is transferred to a foreign jurisdiction, it is subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by courts, law enforcement, and governmental authorities under those laws. You are welcome to contact our Chief Privacy Officer for further information about our policies regarding service providers outside Canada.
For Quebec Residents: Where personal information is communicated outside Quebec, we conduct a privacy impact assessment to ensure that the information will receive adequate protection under the laws of the receiving jurisdiction, as required by Law 25.
We retain personal information for the duration of your relationship with us and for a period of up to seven (7) years after its conclusion to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, including under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. Different retention periods may apply depending on the specific circumstances and applicable law. We have retention processes designed to ensure personal information is not retained longer than necessary for the purposes identified in this Privacy Statement.
We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to safeguard your personal information against theft, loss, and unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure. We restrict access to your personal information on a need-to-know basis to employees and authorized service providers who require access to fulfill their job responsibilities.
While we strive to protect your personal information, please be aware that: (i) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet that are beyond our control; (ii) the security, integrity, and privacy of information exchanged between you and the Site and Services cannot be guaranteed; and (iii) such information may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.
Privacy Breach Notification: In the event of a security breach that creates a real risk of significant harm to you, we will notify you and report the breach to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (and, where applicable, to the CAI for Quebec residents) as required by applicable law.
You have the following rights regarding your personal information, subject to certain legal limitations:
We will attempt to respond to written access or correction requests within thirty (30) days of receipt. We will advise you in writing if we cannot meet this timeline. We will not charge fees to access your personal information without first providing you with an estimate of the approximate costs.
We may request that you provide sufficient identification to confirm your identity before processing a request. Any identifying information provided for this purpose will be used only to fulfill the request.
For Quebec residents, you also have:
To exercise any of your rights, please contact our Chief Privacy Officer using the contact details in Section 1.
Our Site uses cookies and other data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We use this information to improve the Site, recognize you upon return visits, and serve relevant advertising.
The technologies we use include:
We and some of our third-party partners may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites for behavioral advertising purposes. Third parties, including advertisers, ad networks, and analytics providers, may also use tracking technologies on our Site.
To opt out of interest-based advertising, you may visit:
Opting out of a network does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising; it means that the network will no longer deliver ads tailored to your web preferences and usage patterns. You can adjust your cookie preferences (including withdrawing your consent) in relation to non-strictly necessary cookies by using the cookie banner on our Platforms or by using our Consent Management Platform.
If you do not want to accept cookies or want to withdraw your consent, you may also be able to block them by adjusting the settings on your internet browser. Please note that because this is a setting on your browser, this adjustment may also block cookies for any website you visit. You can visit www.aboutcookies.org, and https://allaboutcookies.org/ which provide detailed information on managing cookies in popular browsers.
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that we do not own or operate. These linked websites have separate and independent privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We do not have control over such websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.
You must be of the age of majority in your province or territory of residence to use the Site and Services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of majority. If you believe that a minor has provided personal information to us, please contact our Chief Privacy Officer to request deletion of that information.
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this document. For material changes, we will provide notice by posting the updated Statement on our website and app and, where appropriate, by sending you a direct notification. Continued use of the Services following notice of a material change constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated Statement; however, where applicable law requires affirmative consent for material changes to the uses of your personal information, we will obtain that consent before applying the change to your data.